Buckeye is a somewhat small town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 6,417 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Buckeye is the 62nd largest community in Arizona.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Buckeye is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.0% of the Buckeye workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Buckeye is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Buckeye who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.80%), teaching (7.60%), and sales jobs (6.63%).

Buckeye is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Buckeye Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Buckeye with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 10.28% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Buckeye in 2000 was $15,627, which is middle income relative to Arizona, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $62,508 for a family of four.

Buckeye is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Buckeye home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Buckeye is White, followed by African-American. Buckeye also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 35.66% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Buckeye include German, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Buckeye is English. Some people also speak Spanish.